NFL Week 14: 5 issues to observe for | NFL

The NFL is getting into the ultimate month of regular-season play, with loads of playoff positions to be decided, milestones to be reached and particular person performances that might wind up within the file books.

Here is what to observe for in NFL Week 14 motion:

Baker Mayfield cooking for Cleveland

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has had a historic rookie season and is poised to maintain that momentum going.

Mayfield has thrown at the least one landing go in every of his first 9 NFL begins. With yet one more Sunday in opposition to the Panthers, he would turn into simply the third quarterback within the Tremendous Bowl period to file at the least one landing go in every of his first 10 profession begins.

The gamers to perform the feat courting again to 1966:

Participant

Staff

Season(s)

Kurt Warner^

St. Louis

1999

Brad Johnson

Minnesota

1996-97

Baker Mayfield

Cleveland

2018

^Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer

Zach Ertz on the assault

Eagles tight finish Zach Ertz has already secured a number of franchise information in his breakout season and is on the verge of one other spectacular milestone.

Ertz ranks second within the league with 93 receptions and second amongst tight ends with 978 receiving yards this season. If he can handle seven receptions and 22 receiving yards Sunday within the group’s NFC East conflict with the Cowboys, he would turn into simply the fourth tight finish in NFL historical past to file at the least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season.

The tight ends with at the least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season in NFL historical past:

Participant

Staff

Season

Receptions

Receiving yards

Jason Witten

Dallas

2012

110#

1,039

Dallas Clark

Indianapolis

2009

100

1,106

Tony Gonzalez

Kansas Metropolis

2004

102

1,258

Zach Ertz

Philadelphia

2018

93*

978*

#Single-season file by a decent finish

Saquon Barkley’s scrimmage success

Giants rookie working again Saquon Barkley has set all types of information to this point this season, however he is not executed but.

Barkley leads the league with 11 video games of at the least 100 scrimmage yards this season. If he can do it once more Sunday in opposition to the Redskins, he would tie Edgerrin James for the second-most video games with at the least 100 scrimmage yards by a rookie in NFL historical past. Ought to he sustain that tempo, Barkley might even greatest Eric Dickerson, the one participant who has extra such video games.

Participant

Staff

Season

Video games with 100+ scrimmage yards

Eric Dickerson^#

Los Angeles Rams

1983

13

Edgerrin James#

Indianapolis

1999

12

Saquon Barkley

New York Giants

2018

11*

^Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer

#Named Related Press Offensive Rookie of the 12 months

Frank Gore preventing for fifth all-time

Dolphins working again Frank Gore might cap his 14th NFL season with record-breaking efficiency.

Gore boasts 18,414 profession scrimmage yards and would surpass LaDainian Tomlinson for the fifth-most in league annals if he can log at the least 43 scrimmage yards in Sunday’s AFC East matchup in opposition to the Patriots.

The gamers with probably the most scrimmage yards in NFL historical past:

Participant

Staff(s)

Scrimmage yards

Jerry Rice^

San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle

23,540

Emmitt Smith^

Dallas, Arizona

21,579

Walter Payton^

Chicago

21,264

Marshall Faulk^

Indianapolis, St. Louis

19,154

LaDainian Tomlinson^

San Diego, New York Jets

18,456

Frank Gore

San Francisco, Indianapolis, Miami

18,414

^Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer

Aaron Donald continues domination

Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald has proved he was well worth the file six-year, $135 million contract extension he signed earlier than the beginning of the season.

Donald leads the NFL with 16.5 sacks and has recorded at the least two sacks in every of his previous three video games. If he can handle two sacks within the group’s Sunday night time showdown with the Bears, he would turn into the fourth participant since 1982 to file at the least two sacks in 4 consecutive video games in a single season.

The gamers with probably the most consecutive video games with at the least two sacks in a single season in that point: